Customer Reviews

Jack The Ripper

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(1)

 

 

This Jack the Ripper is very well written
& acted. I don't understand the guy who
said it'll put you to sleep? I think it's
great. The Hammer style film & scenery is
very good & the ending has an unusual twist.
They don't make movies like this where you
need to watch & listen instead of relying
on visual effects to keep your attention.
If you like old style hammer horror this
is a great movie to watch. very good.

I just watched this movie on AMC and was pleasantly surprised. The opening shot of the film had me hooked. Watching this film it was easy to see that it undeniably had to be influential in the art direction and cinematography for the ripper film "From Hell" (2001), and even for the opening scene in "Time After Time" (1979). This film presents a pretty interesting whodunit story with great acting, great suspense, and great visuals. It also finishes out the story with a pulse-pounding finale. The murder scenes and the (for it's time) blatant sexuality of the "ladies of the evening" garnered it an X rating in the United Kingdom. The film has fine performances, an intelligent script with good dialogue, good humor, and plenty of action. Frankly, I found it to be as relevant, compelling, and as solid as any thriller made today. I was unaware of this film until tonight. Now I'm anxious to add it to my collection on DVD. Highly recommended for fans of the genre. Cheers!

This is the one Jack The Ripper movie I remember as a kid. I love this movie, its more realistic than other Ripper movies . I recommend this movie if your into this type of movie...

I like these kind of movies generally speaking, old obscure mysteries. This movie is from 1959. This one is about another Jack the Ripper typs killer in London. This was shot in glorious and gritty black and white & loads up on atmosphere. It wont be the best film ever but it is a decent effort and will appeal to those that like the Edgar Wallace Mysteries and other obscure who done its.
The DVD from Sinister Cinema isnt bad, a nice average print and contains the color sequence at the end of the movie. I think it is one of those movies to watch on a gray, foggy Saturday mornings and watch this in bed wrapped in a blanket. Worth checking out for those into these kind of movies..

It's hard to complain about the quality of this transfer because those of us who know and love this film will take it any way they can get it. This DVD release is made on demand by Sinister Cinema and doesn't look all that bad, but it's a bit faded in some areas. The foggy background doesn't help much either, but the film is as good as I remembered it to be and the ending is intact with its color sequence.

I had not seen this film since I was a kid and all I could really remember was the ending in the elevator shaft. It's a very good horror film and certainly one of the best dealing with Jack the Ripper. The DVD includes the trailer and the trailer for The Bat starring Vincent Price and the film in decent condition. It will hold you over, but I can only hope that someone will release this film completely restored and remastered.......I'm not holding my breath!

Though this version compares favourably with 'A Study In Terror' from the same period, it does not begin to match either 'Murder By Decree' (Christopher Plummer and James Mason) or 'Jack The Ripper' (Michael Caine). But for its time it still stands up well. Viewers should keep a close eye on the unusual ending...

If you find yourself unable to sleep, no matter how hard you try, put this dvd in and you'll be off to dreamland in no time. If your enterested in the real Jack The Ripper, you won't find him here. If you are a collector of bad movies, this one for you. This movie is so bad, it's almost a must to have.